أفعل

See also: افعل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ع ل (f ʕ l)
16 terms

Elative of فَاعِل (fāʕil, “effective; efficient”).

Adjective

أَفْعَل • (ʔafʕal)

1. elative degree of فَاعِل (fāʕil):
   1. more effective; most effective
   2. more efficient; most efficient

Declension

Declension of adjective أَفْعَل (ʔafʕal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَفْعَل ʔafʕal	الْأَفْعَل al-ʔafʕal	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَفْعَلُ ʔafʕalu	الْأَفْعَلُ al-ʔafʕalu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَفْعَلَ ʔafʕala	الْأَفْعَلَ al-ʔafʕala	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَفْعَلَ ʔafʕala	الْأَفْعَلِ al-ʔafʕali	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَفْعَلَيْن ʔafʕalayn	الْأَفْعَلَيْن al-ʔafʕalayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَفْعَلَانِ ʔafʕalāni	الْأَفْعَلَانِ al-ʔafʕalāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَفْعَلَيْنِ ʔafʕalayni	الْأَفْعَلَيْنِ al-ʔafʕalayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَفْعَلَيْنِ ʔafʕalayni	الْأَفْعَلَيْنِ al-ʔafʕalayni	? ?	? ?
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فعل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أفعل (form I)

1. أَفْعَلُ (ʔafʕalu) /ʔaf.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
2. أُفْعَلُ (ʔufʕalu) /ʔuf.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
3. أَفْعَلَ (ʔafʕala) /ʔaf.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
4. أُفْعَلَ (ʔufʕala) /ʔuf.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
5. أَفْعَلْ (ʔafʕal) /ʔaf.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
6. أُفْعَلْ (ʔufʕal) /ʔuf.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)

Etymology 3

Verb

أفعل (form II)

1. أُفَعِّلُ (ʔufaʕʕilu) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕi.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
2. أُفَعَّلُ (ʔufaʕʕalu) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
3. أُفَعِّلَ (ʔufaʕʕila) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕi.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
4. أُفَعَّلَ (ʔufaʕʕala) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
5. أُفَعِّلْ (ʔufaʕʕil) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
6. أُفَعَّلْ (ʔufaʕʕal) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)